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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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